Displays – At least, not as much as they used to. In our era, hardware – including displays - quickly becomes commoditized. That is not to say that you can’t obtain a temporary competitive advantage with a dazzling display: the thin Samsung edge-lit “LED” TV, the Apple Retina and the Asus Zenbook NX500′s 4k, quantum-dot-enhanced display. […]

Market Intelligence – Notebook computer shipments will grow 0.6% in 2015 to 174.6 million units, while tablet computer shipments will decline 3.5% to 185.6 million units, according to TrendForce, a Taiwan-based market intelligence firm. Notebook manufacturers largely vied for market share this year by slashing prices, said Caroline Chen, a notebook analyst at TrendForce. Business procurement of […]

Tablets – With tablets establishing themselves as commonplace in schools and the workplace, it can be easy to overlook the entertainment application of these high-tech devices. There is no reason, however, that tablets can’t be used for both work and pleasure. One such tablet that is perfect for both work and play is the Nextbook […]

Market Intelligence – The worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). At the core of this slowdown is the expectation that 2014 will represent the first full year of […]

4K – The term “4K” is often heard today. While it’s easy to assume that it merely describes a more beautiful TV picture, it actually has a much deeper meaning. In this video, President Yoshiyuki Miyabe of Panasonic AVC Networks Company tells what to look for in the world of 4K. As he describes it, “The […]

Market Intelligence – Apple and Samsung combined for 62% of the nearly 36 million branded tablets in 3Q 2014, according to early vendor shipment share estimates from market intelligence firm ABI Research. Volume of branded tablet shipments beyond the top 15 vendors has increased 124% year-over-year (YoY), much at the expense of the two leading […]

Market Intelligence – Tablet bring-your-own device (BYOD) programs offer better opportunities than that of enterprise owned-laptops and smartphones, according to Gartner, Inc. IT departments can support nearly three times more users in tablet BYO programs than enterprise-owned tablet programs. “IT leaders can spend half a million dollars to buy and support 1,000 enterprise-owned tablets, while […]

Dell has announced the results of its 2014 International Tablet survey of IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) indicating that current implementations of tablets in the workplace are good for business, increasing mobility and productivity, while getting a favorable reception from employees. Commissioned by Dell, the 2014 International Tablet Survey of ITDMs in 10 countries was conducted online by […]

Market Intelligence - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® predicts the 2014 holiday season will see the highest levels of consumer spending on consumer electronics (CE) since CEA began tracking holiday spending in 1994. According to CEA’s holiday outlook released today, total tech spending during the holidays will increase 2.5 percent (up from 0.9 percent growth in 2013) […]

Tablets – The 200 million annual shipments milestone for branded tablets continues to elude OEM vendors and overall growth for 2014 is set to come in at a disappointing 2.5%. Apple and Samsung continued to lead branded vendors in unit share during 1H 2014 although with mixed fortunes. Even though the top two branded tablet […]